Any connection between Frost River and Frostline? On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:33 AM, cyclotourist <[email protected]>wrote:
> Doug P ran a Hobo as a saddle bag for a while. Looked like it worked fine. > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:09 AM, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Also own bags from both companies. And do remember it was covered >> extensively on this list a few years ago. (About the time both Bill >> and myself each found the box of bags in the store at Duluth Pack.) >> >> Do want to mention that the current Duluth Pack bags appear to be made >> from their regular cloth. Not waxed canvas. More like the Carradice >> canvas. >> >> Also, like others, was a bit surprised to see the Hobo bag used as a >> saddlebag. Can see how it might work. >> >> Eric Platt >> (who has Hobo and Little Joe bags on his bike) >> >> On May 17, 11:03�pm, Bill Connell <[email protected]> wrote: >> > IIRC, it was Frost River who last made the Baggins bags, and there was >> > a difference in opinion over who owned those designs once Riv's >> > contract with them ended. Frost River was/is selling the exact same >> > Baggins-design bags under their own label though it sounded from >> > Grant's post at the time that they had no license or agreement to do >> > so. I'm sure there's plenty about it in the old Riv list archives. >> > >> > I understand why Rivendell has moved on, but I like this style of bag a >> lot. >> > >> > -- >> > Bill Connell >> > St. Paul, MN >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Liesl <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Check out Frost River, which, after a hiatus, is back in the saddle. >> > > I believe when the Frost River folks parted ways with Duluth Pack >> > > folks, they got the old riv patterns in the deal? �I'm guessing it was >> > > Frost River that was making the Baggins Keven's Bag and the Baggins >> > > Loafers before Baggins Hobits went away to be replaced by the >> > > Sackville Hobits--worksmanship on the Baggins looks identical to other >> > > Frost River products I own. �But you'll see these FR bags are truer to >> > > the old Baggins saddlebag and pannier designs than the new Duluth >> > > Packs. �Incidently, I love both companies. >> > >> > > cheers, >> > > liesl in minneapolis >> > >> > >http://www.frostriver.com/bike_bags/bikebags_menu.html >> > >> > > On May 17, 11:20�am, scott <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> Hey everyone, >> > >> � � I noticed yesterday that Duluth Pack is making bike bags again. >> > >> Panniers, a bar tube, and a hobo--but the hobo is set up to be a >> > >> saddle bag instead of a bar bag. The straps are on the wrong side of >> > >> the zipper. I shot them an email asking if they could do a bar >> > >> version. Anyway, looks like the old Riv design for the most part. >> > >> � � Scott >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// >> groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
